Brewer's Yeast is an excellent source of protein and several B-vitamins. It is produced by cultivation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae on malted barley in the production of beer. After fermentation, the yeast is seperated from the beer, roller dried and debittered.

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Supplement Facts

Take 2 tablespoons daily mixed in milk, cereal of juice. Also add to cooking and baking recipes to boost nutritional content.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 2 Tablespoon

Servings Per Container 28

Amount Per Serving

% DV

Calories

60.00

Calories from Fat

5.00

Total Fat

0.50 g

1%

Sodium

60.00 mg

3%

Potassium

220.00 mg

6%

Total Carbohydrate

5.00 g

2%

Dietary Fiber

4.00 g

16%

Protein

8.00 g

16%

Magnesium

32.00

8%

Calcium

40.00

4%

Iron

1.44

8%

Thiamine (B-1)

0.00

**

Thiamine (B-1)

0.00

**

Niacin (B3)

5.00

25%

Niacin (B3)

5.00

25%

Folic Acid

140.00

35%

Folic Acid

140.00

35%

Pantothenic Acid

0.40

4%

Pantothenic Acid

0.40

4%

Zinc

1.20

8%

Zinc

1.20

8%

Riboflavin (B2)

0.43

25%

Riboflavin (B2)

0.43

25%

vitamin B6 (as Pyridoxine)

0.40

20%

vitamin B6 (as Pyridoxine)

0.40

20%

Vitamin B-12

3.00

50%

Vitamin B-12

3.00

50%

** Daily Value (DV) not established

† Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on
your calorie needs:

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Dose: Three capsulesor tablets three times per daySupplementing with brewer's yeast has been shown to improve immune function and change the flora living in the intestine, and may relieve infectious diarrhea.(more)

Medical reports dating back to 1853, as well as modern research, indicate that chromium-rich brewer's yeast (9 grams per day) can be useful in treating type 2 diabetes.1, 2 In recent years, chromium has been shown to improve glucose levels and related variables in people with glucose intolerance and type 2, gestational, and steroid-induced diabetes.3, 4 Improved glucose tolerance with lower or similar levels of insulin have been reported in more than ten trials of chromium supplementation in people with varying degrees of glucose intolerance.5 Chromium supplements improve glucose tolerance in people with type 2 diabetes,6 apparently by increasing sensitivity to insulin.7 Chromium improves the processing of glucose in people with prediabetic glucose intolerance and in women with diabetes associated with pregnancy.8, 9 Chromium even helps healthy people,10 although one such report found chromium useful only when accompanied by 100 mg of niacin per day.11 Chromium may also lower levels of total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, and triglycerides (risk factors in heart disease).12, 13

A few trials have reported no beneficial effects from chromium supplementation.14, 15, 16 All of these trials used 200 mcg or less of supplemental chromium, which is often not adequate for people with diabetes, especially if it is in a form that is poorly absorbed. The typical amount of chromium used in research trials is 200 mcg per day, although as much as 1,000 mcg per day has been used.17 Many doctors recommend up to 1,000 mcg per day for people with diabetes.18

Supplementation with chromium or brewer's yeast could potentially enhance the effects of drugs used for diabetes (e.g., insulin or other blood sugar-lowering agents) and possibly lead to hypoglycemia. Therefore, people with diabetes taking these medications should supplement with chromium or brewer's yeast only under the supervision of a doctor.

Dose: Three capsulesor tablets three times per dayBrewer's yeast supplementation has been shown to alter immune function and the flora living in the intestine, and may relieve infectious diarrhea. Three capsules or tablets of brewer's yeast three times per day for two weeks was reported to improve three cases of infectious diarrhea caused by Clostridium difficile.1 Animal research has confirmed that brewer's yeast helps fight this unfriendly bacterium.2 (Note that real brewer's yeast is not identical to nutritional, or torula, yeast and that when asking for "brewer's yeast" in health food stores, people are often directed toward these other products. Real brewer's yeast is bitter, whereas other health food store yeasts have a more pleasant taste.)

Brewer's yeast is the dried, pulverized cells of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, a type of fungus, and is a rich source of B-complex vitamins, protein (providing all essential amino acids), and minerals, including a biologically active form of chromium known as glucose tolerance factor (GTF). Brewer's yeast is usually a by-product of the brewing industry and should not be confused with nutritional yeast or torula yeast, which are low in chromium.

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